Argentina signs 27 MW of RenovAr round 2 contracts

September 10 (Renewables Now) - Argentina's Ministry of Energy and Mines announced on Friday that it has signed contracts with winners of 27.34 MW from the RenovAr 2 renewable energy auction.

The eight contracts, concerning six biogas, one biomass and one small hydropower plant (HPP), were signed with Argentina's wholesale electric market management company CAMMESA. More details on the schemes are available in the table below.

Name

Fuel

Capacity

Owner

Province

CT James Craik

Biogas

2.4 MW

Universum Invenio Ltd

Cordoba

CT San Francisco

CT Bella Italia

Santa Fe

CT Recreo

CT Proyecto Biogas Seeds Energy Pergamino

Adreas Keller Sarmiento

Buenos Aires

CT Proyecto Biogas Seeds Energy Venado Tuerto

1.99 MW

Santa Fe

CT Venado Tuerto

Biomass

7 MW

Global Dominion Access SA

Pequeno Aprovechamiento Hidroelectrico Lunlunta

Small hydro

6.34 MW

Nexo Energia

Mendoza

Of the total 88 winning projects, 54 have now signed contracts with a combined capacity of 1,158.1 MW. In all its three tenders plus the Resolution 202, Argentina has awarded 157 green energy projects to be installed in 21 provinces with 4,966.5 MW of combined capacity, the ministry's Undersecretariat for Renewable Energy noted.